Anchor Baby

I just watched this film on an overseas flight and was shocked by many obvious errors. First, the woman is extremely large at 4 months pregnant (the size a woman is just before labor) and never changes size the entire film. Secondly, the film is supposed to be based in Chicago and it doesn't even attempt to look like that city at all. The nice interior of the illegal immigrant's home is also not realistic at all for the United States - it looks like a suburban home, yet is supposed to be an urban housing block? Lastly, and most importantly, the values portrayed as heroic are an unjust abuse of the US immigration system. The concept of "anchor baby" has already been eradicated in the UK and other first world countries because it is an unfair way for someone to forcefully gain citizenship while others are patiently waiting in line. Overall, I'm disappointed that film festivals gave this film such good ratings. Whatever your political views, this is a poor film with blatant errors.

This movie is an amazing independent film. I watched it in UK Odeon cinemas when I was there on vacation in September. Acting was great and the story is amazing with a mind blowing twist at the end. This type of movie opens your eyes to whats going on in our society and the immigration system. The movie started off with showing the two main actors in the movie. One of them is Sam Sarpong. I've seen him in several films in the states but never in a role like this ever. He even had a different accent from his normal way of speaking. The person who stole the whole show is the lead actress Omoni Oboli. She is not a big named actor. I believe she is a Nigerian based actor in Nollywood. She did justice to the role and was very believable. Terry Oliver who played Susan Backley was also exceptional in her role. This is a movie you will have to watch twice to figure out how the writer/director Lonzo Nzekwe pulled off such a great story. I'm looking forward to seeing more work from this promising filmmaker. I' have to admit I'm not a big fan of indie movies, but I'm glad I gave it a chance and watched it. It's a recommended "must watch" for everyone.

It's a shame that we dodged Anchor Baby for many months as the trailer didn't seem engaging🙈

Speechless...It was honestly traumatizing to think that such an incident did happen in real life...

DELICIOUS

---Right from the beginning, we were presented with the definition of the term 'Anchor Baby', this was a welcoming element to introduce us to the story.

Anchor Baby was a story like no other that went beyond immigration problems to tap an extremely cruel phenomenon

-As diasporans, we sympathized with the couple struggling for a better life. We greatly appreciated the quotes at the end that showed the inadequacies of the US immigration system

-This film needed to be told to illustrate the insecurities and restrictions people without 'papers' live with in foreign lands

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-Anchor Baby would have had a much stronger impact if and only if the acting were refined.

We were waiting for Omoni Oboli to shed abundant tears and pour out her agony, yet, we didn't get much.

John the lawyer and Sam Sarpong appeared like they were still rehearsing the lines in their mind

-Dialogues could have been deeply crafted to send a strong message and address the immigration system in a thought-provoking way

-Anchor Baby concentrated the majority of its scenes on Omoni which became a bit monotonous without a solid parallel narrative

-Was that a baby doll we saw in the car seat after Omoni delivered???😖😖😖😖

-Not seeing shots of Paul for the rest of the movie tremendously limited the realism of the storyline...

A married Nigerian couple, Joyce and Paul Unanga, living illegally in the United States, has been ordered to leave the country by the U. S. immigration. They decide that they will leave, but only after Joyce, who is five months pregnant, delivers her baby in the United States to guarantee automatic U. S. citizenship for their child. Thus, ignoring the deportation order, the couple goes into hiding. When Paul is caught and deported, leaving Joyce to fend for herself, she struggles on her own to survive. Bureaucracy keeps getting in the way of Joyce achieving her goal and just as she is about to give up hope, she meets Susan, a married freelance writer who offers to help in the form of safe, free accommodation until the baby is born. With the help of her newfound friend, Joyce sets out to make the 'American Dream' come true for her unborn child.

A really clever story . Nothing wrong with this movie and no complaints . Though with a bigger budget and better production values the same cast and script could have made a modest blockbuster .